Does Alamo require an IDP in Ivory Coast?
Alamo in Ivory Coast: the policy in plain terms
Requires an IDP for licences in a non-Latin alphabet and recommends one for all international renters. Leisure-focused brand popular for airport pickups.
Côte d'Ivoire drives on the right; an IDP is advised with your national licence for Abidjan's lively traffic.
In Ivory Coast specifically, ivory Coast legally requires foreign drivers to carry an International Driving Permit with their national licence, so Alamo will ask for it at the counter. Abidjan desks request an IDP for non-French licences.
Alamo runs a global network; at its Ivory Coast desks, foreign renters are asked for the 1949 Geneva-format International Driving Permit alongside the original licence. Ivory Coast drives on the right, uses the XOF, and sets a minimum driving age of 18, so an IDP is the document that removes any doubt at the counter.
What to bring to the Alamo counter in Ivory Coast
- Your original national driving licence (the IDP never replaces it).
- Your International Driving Permit in the 1949 Geneva format.
- Your passport and a payment card in the main driver's name.
- Local payment for the XOF deposit; Ivory Coast drives on the right with a young-driver surcharge under 25.
Driving rules in Ivory Coast Alamo renters should know
- Drive on the right.
- Toll motorway between Abidjan and Yamoussoukro.
- 0.08% alcohol limit.
- Carry passport, IDP and home licence.